Jeremiah 3:21
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
שָׁמַע
is heard
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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דֶּרֶךְ
way/ their
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דֶּרֶךְ
Way, road, path. Derek. The way of the LORD. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. God guides every step of those who trust Him.
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בֵּן
the people of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שָׁכַח
they have forgotten
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שָׁכַח
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
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שְׁפִי
bare heights
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שְׁפִי
bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
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עָוָה
they have perverted
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עָוָה
to crook, literally or figuratively
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בְּכִי
the weeping of
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בְּכִי
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
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תַּחֲנוּן
the supplications of
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תַּחֲנוּן
earnest prayer
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